Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 233 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH UMPQUA SD 19·NCES 411161000310
Myrtle Creek Elementary School
651 NE Division, Myrtle Creek, OR 97457 · (541) 863-3168 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 6% of Oregon public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
217 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within South Umpqua SD 19. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.6%
OR avg 43.0% . +7.9pp since 2023
Math
22.8%
OR avg 31.8% . +7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.6% | 22.8% |
| 2023-24 | 19.7% | 15.4% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
16.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.7%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Myrtle Creek Elementary School
Myrtle Creek Elementary School's state test result (16.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Creek Elementary School this school | 264 | 82.2% | 16.6% |
| McKay Creek Elementary School Pendleton | 265 | 82.6% | 40.5% |
| Brooklyn Primary School Baker City | 249 | 81.9% | 25.9% |
| Tri City Elementary School Myrtle Creek | 251 | 82.9% | 31.8% |
| Santiam Elementary School Mill City | 249 | 81.9% | 29.2% |
| North Douglas Elementary School Drain | 254 | 82.7% | 32.3% |
Matched among Oregon elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Myrtle Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #546 of 591 | #18 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #488 of 646 ▲ 90 | #12 of 19 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #529 of 646 ▲ 70 | #17 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #476 of 710 | #8 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #366 of 587 | #17 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.3% | #486 of 587 | #8 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.2% | #255 of 645 | #13 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #209 of 493 | #5 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
264
+5 (+2%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 541
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 19.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 264 | 15 | 17.6:1 | 82% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 272 | 6.3 | 43.0:1 | 70% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 15.3 | 17.9:1 | 71% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 259 | 13 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 338 | 16.5 | 20.5:1 | 71% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 322 | 18 | 17.9:1 | 74% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 17 | 18.9:1 | 68% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 387 | 21 | 18.4:1 | 52% (201) |
| 1990-91 | 541 | 25 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Myrtle Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (338 to 264); teachers down 9% (16.5 to 15).
About Myrtle Creek Elementary School
Myrtle Creek Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Myrtle Creek, Oregon. It reports enrollment of 264 students in pre-K through 5.
South Umpqua SD 19 has 1,420 students in 6 schools, and Myrtle Creek Elementary School is one of those schools.
The largest group at Myrtle Creek Elementary School is White students, at 78%. Other students are 12% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Douglas County residents are about 86% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Myrtle Creek Elementary School scores 37%.
The school's 15 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. Across elementary schools in Oregon, the average ratio is 16.5:1. Lunch program data show 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The figure for public schools in Douglas County is close, at 82%.
Myrtle Creek Elementary School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 6% of Oregon public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Myrtle Creek Elementary School would be expected to post about 30.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 16.6%.
In the wider Douglas County area, the median household earns about $61,310 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Douglas County, 50 public schools serve about 13,417 students.
Coffenberry Middle School sits about 0.1 miles from Myrtle Creek Elementary School. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Myrtle Creek Elementary School is 6th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Myrtle Creek Elementary School's location as Town: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 259 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 264. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.9:1 to 17.6:1.
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Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,072
Census ACS
Median income
$61,310
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
13,417 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Umpqua SD 19
- South Umpqua High SchoolHigh · 442 students
- Coffenberry Middle SchoolMiddle · 267 students
- Tri City Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
- Canyonville SchoolElementary · 185 students
- South Umpqua Online AcademyCombined · 11 students
Other schools in Myrtle Creek
- South Umpqua High SchoolHigh · 442 students
- Coffenberry Middle SchoolMiddle · 267 students
- Tri City Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
- South Umpqua Online AcademyCombined · 11 students
Nearby schools
- Coffenberry Middle School0.1 mi · 267
- South Umpqua High School3.8 mi · 442
- South Umpqua Online Academy3.8 mi · 11
- Tri City Elementary School3.9 mi · 251
- Riddle Elementary School6.6 mi · 168
- Canyonville School6.9 mi · 185
Frequently asked questions
About Myrtle Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Myrtle Creek Elementary School?
Myrtle Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 264 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Myrtle Creek Elementary School serve?
Myrtle Creek Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Myrtle Creek Elementary School have?
Myrtle Creek Elementary School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Myrtle Creek Elementary School?
Student demographics at Myrtle Creek Elementary School are roughly 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Myrtle Creek Elementary School public or private?
Myrtle Creek Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Umpqua SD 19.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.